Huge Entries for National Jumps Day in New Zealand

Monday, 02 September 2002 00:00

Entries have exceeded all expectations for the National Jumps Day at Paeroa this Sunday, with a total of 146 nominations for the six jumping races programmed.

With two flat races on the programme as well, total entries on the day are 188. Even allowing for 22 dual nominations, this is one of the biggest entries received in the country for any race meeting in recent times.

Fortunately the Paeroa Racing Club has made provision to split the maiden hurdle and steeplechase events should entries warrant it. With a nomination of 41 and 30 respectively for those events, it would appear that there will a full programme of 10 races on Sunday.

Notable entries are Silver Archer, Smart Hunter, Sir Avion and Currency in the open steeplechase, and Hooter Bedford, Mick Bailey, Jockular, Mr Easystreet and Treblig in the open hurdle.

The novice steeple and hurdle events, the final round in the Morgan Furniture Championship Series, contain South Islander Variable, No Sweat and Ilika Dance, the first three on the steeplechasers' table, while hurdles co-leader Al Burkhan heads the entries in that category.

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